（全国卷）2019年高考英语冲刺模拟试卷4
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Maybe you think there are many reasons why you are over weighed? Recent research compare the sedentary（久坐的） behavior to smoking, warning it could reduce years from your lifespan. Now, researchers at the University of Texas, have added their weight to the argument. They found standing for up to six hours a day, can cut fat levels by a third. Being upright, rather than slumped(消沉) at your desk, in front of the TV or on the train to work, for one quarter of the day is linked to a 32 percent decrease in the chance of becoming obese（肥胖的）.
They found that among men, standing a quarter of the time was linked to a 32 percent reduced likelihood of obesity (body fat percentage). Standing half the time was associated with a 59 percent reduced likelihood of obesity. But standing more than three-quarters of the time was not associated with a lower risk of obesity.
In women, standing a quarter, half, and three quarters of the time was associated with 35 percent, 47 percent, and 57 percent respective reductions in the likelihood of waist size. The US scientists looked at the standing habits of more than 7,000 adults and compared their body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage and waist size. 21. According to the passage, standing up six hours a day could _______.
A. make you over weighed.
B. even worse than smoking
C. reduce years of your lifespan. D. cut your fat levels
【答案】：D
22. Slumping at a desk or in from of a TV is very likely to ________.
A. reduce likelihood of obesity. B. reduce the body fat percentage.
C. increase the chance of becoming obese D. makes no difference to one’s weight
【答案】：C
23. What might be the main idea of the passage?
A. Standing is a good way to lose weight. B. Women has a longer lifespan. C. Are you suffering from obesity? D. Smoking do more harm to body.
【答案】：A
【解析】：本文考查对文章大意的把握。从第一段从后一句可知，文章主要在讲站立对减肥的作用。
B
Many people think that squeezing in breakfast before work is a feat（技艺）in itself. However, research from the World Economic Forum states that successful people make the most of their mornings. They have released a list of 14 things that successful people do in the mornings before the first meal of the day. It includes exercising, spending quality time with the family, networking over coffee and working on a personal-passion project.
The WEF states: \maintain a life actively embrace this philosophy. They must set aside their first hours of the day to invest in their top-priority activities before other people’s priorities come rushing in.” This is backed up by science - Laura Vanderkam, a time-management expert and the author of “What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast\cites the famous finding of Roy Baumeister, a Florida State University psychology professor, that willpower is like a muscle that becomes exhausted from overuse.
Diets are easy to keep up with during the day, for example, but often fall flat in the evening when our bodies and willpower get tired. However, rest assured that you don't have to do all 14 every day before you finish your breakfast - just a selection. The WEF says: \be an effective way to start the day.\24. According to the first paragraph, _______.
A. successful people make the best of their mornings
B. many people spend lots of time on breakfast C. successful people spend lots of time on breakfast
. D. many people can make the best of their mornings. 【答案】：A
【解析】：本题为细节题。根据原文“the World Economic Forum states that successful people make the most of their mornings.”可知，成功人士可充分利用早上的时间。 25. Which of the following is not a successful man usually do in the morning?
A. spending quality time with the family B. networking over coffee. C. squeezing in breakfast before work D. working on a personal-passion
project. 【答案】：C
26. The citing(引用) of the words from Roy Baumeister is in order to ________.
A. back up the ideas given before
B. show different ideas from
the one given before
C. show the former ideas are wrong D. show the reasons why Roy Baumeister doesn’t
agree 【答案】：A
【解析】：本题为细节推理题“This is backed up by science。。。.”可知。引用的目的是为了支撑之前文章提出的观点。
27. From the last paragraph, we know that _______,
A. Our bodies and willpower often get tired in the evening. B. We have to do all the 14 things everyday
C. Doing all the 14 things is effective to start the day. D. Breakfast in the morning is just a selection.
【答案】：A
【解析】：从文章最后一段第一句“Diets are easy to keep up with during the day, for example, but often fall flat in the evening when our bodies and willpower get tired..”可知，我们的身体和意志力在晚上会开始疲惫。